“We got the drugs in 1996. I did not think that we were gonna get drugs in my lifetime. It was really really hard post drugs. You have come to a point where you know you’re going to die. And you start to discard. Not material things. But you’re discarding- I’m never going to fall in love again, I’m not gonna have children. And then to re-engage. It’s like turning a ship … again.”

“The meds. I still take quite a few. The side effects are quite- they can affect my emotions. I stopped taking my meds for a while because for me taking my meds everyday reminds me of what I have. But then you get sick when you don’t take them …”